Postcode district · Barnsley
Crime in S72
How much crime is recorded in S72, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 33,757 (2024)
S72Postcode district · Barnsley
How safe is S72
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in S72, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
S72National
Violence and sexual offences27.523.6
Burglary12.99.1
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Public order4.14.6
Other theft3.54.5
Shoplifting3.38.4
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.